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Gary Wolf is a contributing editor at Wired magazine, where he writes regularly about the culture of science and technology (as well as many other topics). He is also the co-founder, with Wired colleague Kevin Kelly, of The Quantified Self, a blog about "selfknowledge through numbers."

He was an early editor at Hotwired / Wired Digital, and helped push the technical and editorial limits of the early web. His books include Dumb Money: Adventures of a Day Trader (with Joey Anuff) and Wired: A Romance, and he’s working on a book called (for now) The Quantified Self.

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Gary Wolf: The quantified self

Gary Wolf:數據化的自我

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在坎城的TED會議上,Gary Wolf 為一個引人入勝的新消遣做了個5分鐘的介紹:使用移動設備和一直開著的小機械來追蹤和分析你的身體,情緒,飲食,花銷--差不多所有每日生活裏你可以測量的東西,都可被仔細地測量。
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Journalist Gary Wolf spends his days in pursuit of the most fascinating things. As a contributing editor at Wired, he's written about technology, mushroom hunters, venture capitalists ... Full bio

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I got up this morning早上 at 6:10 a.m.
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我今晨6:10起床
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after going to sleep睡覺 at 12:45 a.m.
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在昨晚12:45入睡之後。
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I was awakened驚醒 once一旦 during the night.
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夜裏我被弄醒了一次。
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My heart rate was 61 beats節拍 per minute分鐘 --
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我的心跳是每分鐘61下。
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my blood血液 pressure壓力, 127 over 74.
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我的血壓127, 74
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I had zero minutes分鐘 of exercise行使 yesterday昨天,
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昨天我鍛煉了零分鐘,
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so my maximum最大值 heart rate during exercise行使 wasn't calculated計算.
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所以我不能夠計算運動時每分鐘的最大心跳值。
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I had about 600 milligrams毫克 of caffeine咖啡因,
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我攝入了大約600毫克咖啡因,
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zero of alcohol.
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0毫克酒精。
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And my score得分了 on the Narcissism自戀狂 Personality個性 Index指數,
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我的自戀人格指數,
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or the NPI-NPI-16,
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或者說NPI-16,
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is a reassuring令人欣慰 0.31.
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是讓人放心的0.31.
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We know that numbers數字 are useful有用 for us
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我們知道數字對我們來說很有用
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when we advertise廣告, manage管理, govern治理, search搜索.
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可以用來做廣告、管理、統治、搜尋。
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I'm going to talk about how they're useful有用 when we reflect反映,
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我將講講它在我們反思,
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learn學習, remember記得
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學習,記憶,
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and want to improve提高.
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尋求進步的過程中有什麼用。
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A few少數 years年份 ago, Kevin凱文 Kelly黃綠色, my partner夥伴, and I
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幾年前,Kevin Kelly,我的合作夥伴,和我
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noticed注意到 that people were subjecting主體化 themselves他們自己
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發現人們順從於
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to regimes制度 of quantitative measurement測量 and self-tracking自跟踪
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數量測量和自我追蹤的體系
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that went far beyond the ordinary普通, familiar habits習慣
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遠遠超過了正常的,熟知的習慣
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such這樣 as stepping步進 on a scale規模 every一切 day.
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比如每天量體重。
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People were tracking追踪 their food餐飲 via通過 Twitter推特,
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人們在Twitter上記錄他們的食物,
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their kids'孩子們 diapers尿布 on their iPhone蘋果手機.
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在iPhone上記錄他們孩子的尿布。
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They were making製造 detailed詳細 journals期刊
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他們製作細節化的日誌
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of their spending開支, their mood心情,
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以記錄他們的花銷,他們的情緒,
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their symptoms症狀, their treatments治療.
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他們的病症,他們的治療。
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Now, we know some of the technological技術性 facts事實
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現在,我們知道一些正在促使我們改變生活習慣的
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that are driving主動 this change更改 in our lifestyle生活方式 --
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科技事實--
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the uptake攝取 and diffusion擴散 of mobile移動 devices設備,
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移動設備的出現和普及,
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the exponential指數 improvement起色 in data數據 storage存儲
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資料存儲越來越快的進步,
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and data數據 processing處理,
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以及資料處理,
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and the remarkable卓越 improvement起色 in human人的 biometric生物識別 sensors傳感器.
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還有人體生物感測器的顯著進展。
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This little black黑色 dot there
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那裏的那個小黑點
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is a 3D accelerometer加速度計.
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是個3D的加速計。
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It tracks軌道 your movement運動 through通過 space空間.
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它記錄你在空間裏的一舉一動。
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It is, as you can see, very small and also very cheap低廉.
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如你所見,它又小又便宜。
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They're now down to well under a dollar美元 a piece,
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它們已經便宜到了每個低於一美元,
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and they're going into all kinds of devices設備.
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而且它們被裝載到了各種各樣的器具上。
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But what's interesting有趣
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但是有趣的是
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is the incredible難以置信 detailed詳細 information信息 that you can get
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你能從這樣一個小小感測器中
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from just one sensor傳感器 like this.
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獲得讓人難以置信的細節化的資訊。
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This kind of sensor傳感器
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這種感測器
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is in the hit擊中 biometric生物識別 device設備 --
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被裝在這個碰撞生物儀中--
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among其中 early adopters採納者 at the moment時刻 -- the FitbitFitbit.
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和其他轉換器一起--它是Fitbit。
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This tracks軌道 your activity活動 and also your sleep睡覺.
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它記錄你的活動,你的睡眠。
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It has just that sensor傳感器 in it.
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它不過只是裝了那個感測器罷了。
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You're probably大概 familiar with the Nike耐克+ system系統.
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你可能對 “耐吉+” 系統頗為熟悉。
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I just put it up because that little blue藍色 dot is the sensor傳感器.
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我給你們看幅圖,那個小藍點就是感測器。
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It's really just a pressure壓力 sensor傳感器
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它作為一個壓力探測計
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like the kind that's in a doorbell門鈴.
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就像門鈴裏的那種一樣。
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And Nike耐克 knows知道 how to get
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耐吉公司知道如何
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your pace步伐 and distance距離 from just that sensor傳感器.
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從那個小小的感測器蹤獲取你的步速和行走距離。
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This is the strap背帶
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這是個帶子
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that people use to transmit發送 heart-rate心率 data數據
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用來讓人們傳輸心率資料
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to their Nike耐克+ system系統.
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到 “耐吉+” 系統。
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This is a beautiful美麗, new device設備
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這是個漂亮的新儀器
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that gives you detailed詳細 sleep睡覺 tracking追踪 data數據,
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它給你細節化的資料,
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not just whether是否 you're asleep睡著 or awake甦醒, but also your phase of sleep睡覺 --
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不僅僅是你是睡是醒,,而是你睡眠的階段--
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deep sleep睡覺, light sleep睡覺, REMREM sleep睡覺.
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深度睡眠,淺度睡眠,REM睡眠。
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The sensor傳感器 is just a little strip跳閘 of metal金屬 in that headband頭帶 there.
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這個感測器不過是束發帶上那個小小的金屬條。
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The rest休息 of it is the bedside床頭 console安慰;
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剩下的只是床邊的儀表板。
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just for reference參考, this is a sleep睡覺 tracking追踪 system系統 from just a few少數 years年份 ago --
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給大家參考,在僅僅幾年前這個睡眠追蹤系統是這樣的--
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I mean, really until直到 now.
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我是說,真的只是不久之前
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And this is the sleep睡覺 tracking追踪 system系統 of today今天.
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這個是現在的睡眠追蹤系統。
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This just was presented呈現
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這個剛在
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at a health健康 care關心 conference會議 in D.C.
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華盛頓特區的一個醫護會議上被展出。
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Most of what you see there is an asthma哮喘 inhaler吸入器,
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你在那兒看到的大部分是(哮喘)吸入器,
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but the top最佳 is a very small GPS全球定位系統 transceiver收發器,
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頂上是個很小的GPS收發器,
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which哪一個 gives you the date日期 and location位置
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讓你知道哮喘發生
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of an asthma哮喘 incident事件,
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的時間和地點
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giving you a new awareness意識
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給你對自身脆弱性
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of your vulnerability漏洞
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與時間和環境因素間的關聯
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in relation關係 to time and environmental環境的 factors因素.
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有一個全新的瞭解。
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Now, we know that new tools工具
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現在,我們知道新工具
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are changing改變 our sense of self in the world世界 --
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正在改變我們在這個世界裏的自我意識--
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these tiny sensors傳感器 that gather收集 data數據 in nature性質,
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這些小小的在大自然裏收集資料的感測器,
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the ubiquitous普及 computing計算
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這些無處不在的計算
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that allows允許 that data數據 to be understood了解 and used,
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使得資料得以被使用和瞭解
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and of course課程 the social社會 networks網絡
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當然還有社會網路
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that allow允許 people to collaborate合作 and contribute有助於.
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能讓人們一同合作。
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But we think of these tools工具 as pointing指點 outward向外,
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但是我們覺得這些工具面向外界,
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as windows視窗
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它們像窗戶,
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and I'd just like to invite邀請 you to think of them
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現在我邀請你們把它們看做
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as also turning車削 inward向內的
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面向內部
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and becoming變得 mirrors鏡子.
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像一面鏡子。
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So that when we think about using運用 them
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所以當我們想到使用它們
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to get some systematic系統的 improvement起色,
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獲得一些系統性的進步的時候
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we also think about how they can be useful有用 for self-improvement自我提升,
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我們也會想它們如何促進自我進步,
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for self-discovery自我發現, self-awareness自我意識, self-knowledge自知之明.
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自我發現,自我意識,自我瞭解。
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Here's這裡的 a biometric生物識別 device設備:
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這是個生物指標測量儀器:
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a pair of Apple蘋果 Earbuds耳塞.
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一副蘋果耳機。
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Last year, Apple蘋果 filed提交 some patents專利
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去年,蘋果公司提出幾項專利
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to get blood血液 oxygenation氧合,
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從耳機裏獲取血氧化,
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heart rate and body身體 temperature溫度 via通過 the Earbuds耳塞.
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心率和體溫
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What is this for?
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這是為了什麼?
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What should it be for?
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這應該是為了什麼?
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Some people will say it's for biometric生物識別 security安全.
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一些人會說它是為了生物系統安全。
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Some people will say it's for public上市 health健康 research研究.
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一些人會說它是為了公眾健康調查。
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Some people will say it's for avant-garde前衛 marketing營銷 research研究.
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一些人會說它是為了創新的銷售市場調查。
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I'd like to tell you
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我認爲
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that it's also for self-knowledge自知之明.
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這也使你更有自知之明。
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And the self isn't the only thing; it's not even most things.
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“自我”不是唯一的;也不是一切。
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The self is just our operation手術 center中央,
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它只不過是我們的操作中心,
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our consciousness意識,
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我們的意識覺悟,
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our moral道德 compass羅盤.
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我們道德的指南針。
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So, if we want to act法案
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所以,如果我們想要
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more effectively有效 in the world世界,
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在世界裏變得更有效率,
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we have to get to know ourselves我們自己 better.
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我們得對自我有更深入的瞭解。
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Thank you.
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謝謝。
Translated by Zhu Jie
Reviewed by Wang-Ju Tsai

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gary Wolf - Journalist
Journalist Gary Wolf spends his days in pursuit of the most fascinating things. As a contributing editor at Wired, he's written about technology, mushroom hunters, venture capitalists ...

Why you should listen

Gary Wolf is a contributing editor at Wired magazine, where he writes regularly about the culture of science and technology (as well as many other topics). He is also the co-founder, with Wired colleague Kevin Kelly, of The Quantified Self, a blog about "selfknowledge through numbers."

He was an early editor at Hotwired / Wired Digital, and helped push the technical and editorial limits of the early web. His books include Dumb Money: Adventures of a Day Trader (with Joey Anuff) and Wired: A Romance, and he’s working on a book called (for now) The Quantified Self.

More profile about the speaker
Gary Wolf | Speaker | TED.com